Bruce and Diane Halle were honored with the Science of Early Learning Award in 2006 for their outstanding commitment to early childhood advocacy issues. 

Bruce and Diane Halle have a long-standing dedication to Arizona communities and in 2002 they established the Bruce T. Halle Family Foundation to consolidate their philanthropic interests. Bruce is the Founder and Chairman of Discount Tire Company, which has twice been voted Arizona’s Most Admired Company and is in the Forbes 500. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Arizona’s Eller College.

Diane is President of the Family Foundation and oversees the generous college scholarship program established for employees’ children. She reinvented Discount Tire Company’s Regional Philanthropy Program, which awards grants in 22 regions throughout the United States.

Most recently, Bruce and Diane became Dame and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory at the Vatican in Rome. In April, they were honored by Teach for America as “Homeroom Heroes,” adding to a joint list of awards and recognitions too numerous to mention.